Farming implement



June 118, H935. G. W. PECK FARMING IMPLEMENT Original Filed Feb. 8, 1953 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 v W JW WfilNVENTOR ATTORNEY 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jmw 118, R95. G. W. PECIK FARMING IMPLEMENT Original Filed Feb. 8, 1953 IIIII [III/I I I/lI/ III June 18, 1935. G. w. PECK FARMING IMPLEMENT Original Filed Feb. 8, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 18, 1935 UNITE ATENT OFFICE Reiiled for abandoned application Serial No.

655,315, February 8, March .25, 1935,

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a farming implement and more especially to a vine cutter.

This application is refiled for abandoned application Serial Number 655,815, filed February 8, 1933.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an implement of this character, wherein under the action of a rotary cutter, vines in a field or growing from the ground can be successfully cut during the advancement of the implement, the latter being especially adaptable for the cutting of potato vines.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an implement of this character, wherein the rotary cutter cooperates with stationary cutting blades, these blades including the rotary cutter being of novel construction to assure the perfect operation of the machine and without retarding the advancement of such machine in the working of the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character, wherein the same can be advanced either by man power, horse power or motor power and in the working of the same the rotary cutter will gather the vines and cut the same, as well as delivering the cut vines to the left side of the machine.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its operation, readily and easily operated, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construct-ion, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation showing the rotary cutter constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, the same being partly in section or broken away at inter vals for disclosing detailed adjuncts.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the rotary cutter.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line ll of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged detail sectional view taken horizontally through the cutter.

Figure 6 is a similar view showing the stationary blade of the cutter.

1933. This application Serial No. 13,011

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view through the cutter showing a modified form thereof.

Figure 8 a sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 7 looking in the directionof the arrows.

Figure 9 is a sectional view on the line 99 of Figure 7.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the rotary cutter comprises a gear casing 50 having a removable top cover plate ii and a depending tubular extension I2 from the underside thereof. Within this extension 22 is a suitable bushing i 3 for a vertical shaft M rotatably supported in said extension !2 of the casing 59.

concentrically about the shaft I4 is a cylindrical stationary hollow head l5 in which are fitted the upper and lower sections it and ll forming a hub is about said shaft it, While closing the upper side of the head I5 is a circular crown l9 having a center longitudinally split clamping sleeve 29 embracing the extension l2. This sleeve 2E] is fitted with a binding screw 2i so that the sleeve 20 can be firmly and securely made fast to the extension l2 by snugly embracing the same.

Fitted within the lower side of the head !5 is the circular casting 22 of a rotary cutting disk 23 having formed at equidistances thereon peripheral downwardly and outwardly curved sickle blade-shaped cutters 2 5, these having the cutting edge side 25. The casting 22 is formed with a central coupling stud 25 receiving the shaft is which is made fast therein by a cross pin 21. It is preferable to have the lower end of the shaft I4 carry a nut 28 working against a retaining member 29 to hold the cutting disk 23 removably joined to the casting 22 as will be apparent in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The cutters 2d at their heel portions are provided with overhangs 3i) beneath which are guide- Ways 3! for stationary substantially triangularshaped cutting blades 32, these being carried by the head 5 at equidistances from each other. Each stationary blade 32 has the beveled cutting edge 33 confronting the cutting edge side 25 of each movable cutter 24.

Arranged at the left hand side of the head I! is a tangentially arranged deflector wing 34 held rigid by a brace 35 connected thereto and to the head so that the severed material will be discharged to the left of the implement as should be obvious.

The gear casing H at opposite sides thereof has the laterally disposed housing extensions 36,

while carried by the suspension frame 38 are hangers 31, the frame being pivoted at 39 to the wheeled frame "it of the implement so that said frame 38 is mounted for vertical swinging movement. The housing 36 has arranged therein a driven shaft A I, the latter being fitted in the hangers 3'! and this shaft is formed with a worm screw 42 meshing with a worm pinion or gear 23 fixed to the upper end of the shaft I 4. The screw 42 and pinion or gear 43 are contained or confined within the housing Hi. The driven shaft All has splined or keyed thereto a sprocket chain gear 44 which is removable therefrom for the substitution of a gear, if found desirable. Adapted to be trained over this sprocket gear 44 is a sprocket chain (not shown) geared with the traction wheels of the wheeled frame 49 so that on advancement ofthe implement, power will be imparted to the rotary cutting disk 23 for the operation of its cutters 2d.

The frame 33 carries a cross mounting 15 for the attachment of a lift contrivance 46, whereby the said cutter can be raised or lowered with respect to the ground for the placement thereof in working position.

Within the hub i8 and about the coupling 25 is an anti-friction device e? and likewise between the casting 22 and said hub i8 is an anti-friction device 68.

In Figures 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings there is shown a slight modification of the invention,

wherein the stationary blades 49 are of a shape alike to the movable cutters 56 but reversely disposed thereto and are formed with saw toothed cutting edges The deflector plate 52 has removably mounted thereon a saw toothed edge cutter 53 adapted to coact with the cutting edges 5:3 of the movable cutters 50 which operate in a horizontal path, while the cutting edges 5| of the stationary blades 49 coact with the edges 53 of the movable cutters 50 as will be clearly apparent from Figure 7 of the drawings.

The movable members 24 and 50, each, in their formation, function as gathering elements to crowd the vines or the like and bring the same into the path of the stationary knives 32 and 49 respectively, to assure a perfect cutting action in the use of the implement.

What is claimed is:

1. In a farming implement of the character described, a stationary head, a rotary cutter movably supported at the lower side of the head and having spaced peripheral sickle-shaped cutters, stationary cutting blades on the head and intersecting the movable cutters, a support for said head, means for imparting rotation to the rotary cutter, and a deflector located on the head and tangentially disposed with respect thereto.

2. In a farming implement of the character described, a stationary head, a rotary cutter-movably supported at the loyver side of the head and having spaced peripheral sickle-shaped cutters, stationary cutting blades on the head and intersecting the movable cutters, a support for said head, means for imparting rotation to the rotary cutter, a deflector located on the head and tangentially disposed with respect thereto, and a cutter removably carried by said deflector for coaction with the rotary cutter.

GEORGE W. PECK. 

